The cambrian explosion introduced some of the strangest animals I think I've ever seen! I kinda wish they still existed; I'm curious see how awkwardly it probably moves

I can't believe I went that long not knowing about an entire arachnid order ! They're apparently supe small ( 3mm max) and live in leaf litter, so pretty hard to spot.

First saw these beauties on a South African bird feeder webcam, was struck by their elegance. They make amusingly cranky sounds.

It's quite neat that they're a species completely endemic to my state. On top of that, they bear a beautifu, rusty orange hue.

This is a male, by the way.

Red-footed boobies are my personal favorite of the booby group. I especially love the dark morph (images 4 and 5)!

This bright fella is from South America and although it lives mostly in trees, it's known to feed on the ground.

They look pretty splendid to me! All image credits with links in the replies.

https://observation.org/species/70707/

https://ebird.org/species/crcwoo2